Dividends on Common Stock

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

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5.  Dividends on Common Stock

First Defiance declared and paid a $0.175 and $0.20 per common stock dividend in the first and second quarters of 2015, respectively, and declared and paid a $0.15 per common stock dividend in the first and second quarters of 2014.